Once the formulas are mixed, each unit takes a bath - literally! The water baths ensure our products are sealed tightly to prevent leakage.

But we're also concerned with making sure our products, while extremely effective, are compatible with the law and government regulations. SABRE is ISO Certified, and an EPA and Health Canada certified establishment - our bear and dog sprays provide you protection in a humane way. We want you to know that we take pride in producing only the best for our customers. Continue reading to learn more about how the SABRE team works together to make this possible.

HPLC Guarantee for Quality Assurance

Our pepper sprays are backed by our exclusive HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) Guarantee which eliminates the 30% failure rates of pepper sprays. Our in-house testing facility allows us to eliminate heat failures due to inconsistent batches. The University of Utah's extensive OC (Oleoresin Capsicum) test results appearing in the Journal of Forensive Sciences reported that pepper sprays have been proven to fail 30% of the time because of inconsistent heat levels.

SABRE products never fail on the basis of heat inconsistencies. We test each batch of pepper spray in our HPLC lab and perform frequent independent testing. We are proud to provide the most consistent level of pungency possible to further increase our users' safety.

Leakage Testing

To test for leakage, we submerge all production units in a hot water bath. The thermo-regulated 120° F water increases the canister pressure to 5x the operating pressure. The production units are observed in this bath for five minutes, which is sufficient time to detect canisters susceptible to leak due to component failure.

Our customer's safety is extremely important to us. If a canister does not pass our leakage test, it is immediately removed from production. We want every pepper spray that leaves our factory to perform for our customers.

Temperatures & Test Firing

One of the most commonly asked questions is, is it ever too hot or too cold for my pepper spray to function properly? SABRE runs our products through rigorous testing. We test fire our pepper sprays and gels after they've been exposed to extreme temperatures.

Pepper sprays function and fire in below freezing temperatures

Pepper gels function and fire at 32°F

All products, both gels and traditional sprays, function and fire up to 120°F

This testing tells our technicians that there is no degradation of the pepper spray formula at these temperatures - meaning your product will provide maximum strength stopping power!

We are constantly testing our formulas to ensure we can provide reliable information about how to best store your pepper spray and how the temperature affects how the products perform.

ISO 9001:2008 Certification Completed

ISO 9001:2008 Certification is proof that we maintain an effective quality management system and uphold high standards.

ISO stands for the "International Standard Organization," which is a common set of manufacturing, trade and communication standards that was founded in 1946. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 147 countries. The U.S. representative to the ISO is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).